First Ever HBCU Business-Themed Conference in Washington, DC to Gather Successful Black Entrepreneurs

Nationwide — The extremely anticipated third annual Be taught Leverage Launch Stay (formally generally known as the Black Entrepreneur Homecoming Expertise) shall be held in Washington, DC on September 8-10, 2023.

The occasion will join business-minded HBCU grads, supporters and different Black entrepreneurs from everywhere in the nation whereas replicating the normal homecoming expertise that HBCUs plan yearly the place 1000’s of prosperous alumni return to their faculty campuses to have fun their alma maters, their achievements, and the long-lasting private friendships created whereas incomes their levels.

Created and hosted by Jalynn Jones, founding father of Black Fairly and Paid, Jalynn Jones, an HBCU graduate herself, Be taught Leverage Launch Stay is a transformational convention for 100 Black-owned companies centered on gross sales, advertising and marketing, enterprise progress, funding sources, social media technique, passive earnings investments, and tax technique.

Having graduated from Fayetteville State College and being impressed by her faculty’s entrepreneurial expertise,” mentioned Jalynn Jones. “My group and I constructed the theme for this convention round two important pillars taught at HBCUs– financial redistribution and African American enterprise sustainability.”

This yr’s convention is pushing exhausting for THE CULTURE, with a mantra and problem to individuals to Be taught, Leverage and Launch. What is exclusive is that this convention not solely challenges individuals with the aforementioned mantra however equips them with expertise to use this mantra and succeed by means of its steps.

Whereas Forbes stories that Black girls are the fastest-growing entrepreneurs in america (2021) knowledge reveals that 8 out of 10 black-owned companies fail throughout the first eighteen months of opening as a result of lack of expertise (NBC Information 2021).

This enterprise convention is crucial for the neighborhood to function a wealth hole stimulator and statistic buster to assist black entrepreneurs thrive in digital areas. Go to LearnLeverageLaunch.com for registration and sponsorship particulars.

Final yr’s occasion was held on the Gathering Spot in Atlanta and it was historic.

This story first appeared on Blacknews.com.